The four-year starter finished his IU career with 69 made field goals, the most in program history. His 94.1 percent conversion rate on field goals this season was second in all of the FBS and best in the Big Ten.

Oakes rebounded from a difficult 2016 campaign where he made just 16 of his 26 attempts and missed more field goals than any other kicker in the FBS. In 2015, Oakes made a career-high 24 field goals as he picked up his first Big Ten Kicker of the Year award.

Oakes will leave IU having made at least 13 field goals in each of his four seasons as the Hoosiers' primary kicker. He finished his career with 354 points and a 76.7 percent field goal rate.

Jake Thomer

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